In all 3 major professional sports, the preseason consists of two phases: Training camp, followed by Preseason exhibition games MLB Preseason is called Spring Training in baseball. It includes a series of practices and exhibition games before the start of the regular season Teams hold training camps in the states of Arizona and Florida, where […] More
Kids learn football definitions, glossary, and terms used by announcers and coaches.
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Baseball has its own rhythm, its own rules, its own specific appeal to our senses and sensibilities. And with all of that comes its own language, its own grand and goofy glossary of phrases that, for the unindoctrinated, might sound like total gibberish. So what follows is a list of
In baseball, a no-hitter is when a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. The pitcher for the winning team is said to have “thrown a no-hitter”. A pure no-hitter is when a single pitcher throws the complete game. When the game is thrown by two or more pitchers, is a […] More
Traditionally, a pennant is a tapered flag on a ship. In the MLB, winning the pennant means winning the AL or NL championship series. The teams can symbolically or literally wave the flag. The early rounds of the playoffs are often referred to as the “race to the pennant.” The teams that win the AL […] More
The NBA’s 75th regular season will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and feature 72 games for each team. Here is the opponent breakdown: Intraconference games Each team will play three games against the other teams in the same conference (3 games against 14 opponents equals 42 games), with each match-up featuring either two home games […] More
Luxury tax – A luxury tax is a mechanism to maintain the competitive balance across all the teams in a league. Both the NBA and MLB have a form of a luxury tax. With a luxury tax, a payroll threshold is set before a season. Teams that exceed this threshold have to pay a tax […] More
Reference: Excerpts from the book “Principles and Practice of Sports Management”, by Lisa P. Masteralexis, Carol A. Barr, and Mary A. Hums. Pro Sport Structures Not all professional sports are organized in the league structure. Sports such as golf or tennis developed and continue to operate today using a different organizational structure. Sometimes referred to […] More
Defense Error – A fielder is given an error if he fails to make an out on a play that an average fielder would have made. They can also be given an error if a mess up allows one or more runners to advance the bases. A batter doesn’t need to reach base for a […] More
The following details the different pieces of information listed about each pitcher in the pitching stat sheet shown above: Type of pitcher (POS) – Types include: Starting pitcher – A pitcher who starts games Relief pitcher – A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, or any […] More
The following details the different pieces of information listed about each player in the batting stat sheet shown above: Position in the field (POS) – The position the player plays in the field Games played (GP) – Number of games played At bats (AB) – Number of plate appearances where one of the following doesn’t […] More
This basketball article discusses basketball terms and terminology… the language of basketball.
League Structures The league structures for the MLB, NFL, and NBA are surprisingly similar! Top-level split in league hierarchies MLB 30 teams Split into two nationwide “leagues” 15 teams in the American League (AL) 15 teams in the National League (NL) There is one team in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays. NFL 32 teams Split […] More
The NBA playoffs include 16 teams, 8 teams from the Eastern Conference and 8 teams from the Western Conference. There are 30 NBA teams, 15 teams in each conference. Each conference is made up of three divisions with 5 teams in each group. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division: Boston, Brooklyn, NY, Philly, Toronto Central Division: Chicago, […] More
Load management is a program employed by NBA teams and players to monitor the physiological stress (or load) a player endures doing any number of activities.
Loading management is about lowering the threshold of load on a player so that he’s able to recover and decrease the risk of injury or chronic fatigue.
The men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments send millions of college basketball fans into a frenzy each year. Find out how teams get a ticket to the “Big Dance” and how the match-ups are selected.
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